Picture You Staring
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2014
LabelArbutus
TOPS chronology
Tender Opposites
(2012)
Picture You Staring
(2014)
Sugar at the Gate
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year75/100[1]
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[2]
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4057.5/10[4]
AllMusic[5]
DIY[6]
Dummy8/10[7]
Earbuddy6.5/10[8]
Exclaim!8/10[9]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[10]
Pitchfork7/10[11]
Pretty Much AmazingC[12]

Picture You Staring is the second studio album of Canadian indie group TOPS; Dazed debuted the album for streaming on August 28, 2014[13] before Arbutus Records released it to other formats on September 2, 2014.[14] It was the fourth best album of 2014 according to Gorilla vs. Bear,[15] the seventh best according to Dummy magazine,[16] the 48th best per Stereogum,[17] and 93rd as ranked by Crack Magazine.[18]

References

  1. "TOPS – Picture You Staring". Album of the Year. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. "Picture You Staring by TOPS reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. "Picture You Staring by TOPS Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. Glover, Nicholas (September 4, 2014). "TOPS – Picture You Staring". The 405. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. Thomas, Fred. "Picture You Staring – TOPS". AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. Walters, Tom (August 30, 2014). "Tops – Picture You Staring". DIY. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. "Album of the Week: TOPS – 'Picture You Staring'". Dummy. September 2, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  8. NK (September 3, 2014). "TOPS – Picture You Staring Review". Earbuddy. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. Simpson, Scott (August 26, 2014). "TOPS Picture You Staring". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  10. Travers, Kate (September 3, 2014). "TOPS – Picture You Staring". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. Fallon, Patric (October 20, 2014). "TOPS: Picture You Staring". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  12. Frank, Brendan (September 2, 2014). "Reviews: TOPS, Blonde Redhead". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  13. Monroe, Jazz (August 28, 2014). "Stream TOPS' sunny second album 'Picture You Staring'". Dazed. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  14. Adams, Gregory (August 28, 2014). "TOPS 'Picture You Staring' (album stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  15. Chris (December 2, 2014). "Gorilla Vs. Bear's Albums of 2014". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  16. "The 20 best albums of 2014". Dummy. December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  17. "The 50 Best Albums Of 2014". Stereogum. December 2, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  18. "Albums of the Year 2014". Crack Magazine. November 21, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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